Thomas County
TIF · KTIF · Thedford, Nebraska · Thomas County · map
Thomas County is a public-use airport owned by Thomas County Airport Authority, 1 mile south of Thedford, Nebraska, 2,925 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 4,402 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KTIF · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 10 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 40°F (4°C)
- Altimeter 29.96 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KTIF 062155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/04 A2996 RMK AO2 T03130042
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA TIF · ICAO KTIF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Thomas County Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 2,925 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1998
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 4,402 × 60 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 31 ft high 756 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Tif and aWOS-3 | 120.825 | |
| Ainsworth and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.95 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 308-645-0488.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Thedford from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Thedford, Nebraska: 7 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided maintain clear 20:1 approach and clear 7:1 trsnl surface.
- Courtesy van available.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 11 and 29; PAPI runway 11 and 29; medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available H24 via credit card.
- Approach 23:1 due to hill 18 feet above and 628 feet from runway end; 281 feet R offset.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.